03/02/2025 - 04/02/2025
Budapest - On 3 and 4 February, a delegation of the Venice Commission conducted a visit to Budapest, Hungary, in the framework of the preparation of the draft Opinion on certain provisions of Act XVII of 2024 on the Amendment of Laws related to Justice Matters. This Opinion was requested by the President of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 12 September 2024. The Venice Commission delegation met with representatives of the parliamentary majority and opposition, the Ministry of Justice, the National Judicial Council, the National Office for the Judiciary, the Office of the Prosecutor General, the Curia as well as non-governmental organisations. The draft Opinion will be submitted for adoption to the 142nd Plenary Session of the Venice Commission (14-15 March 2025).